yuckster

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Meaning · English

A comedian.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Much less ambitious, Sideshow is in effect the north-side version of Avant-Garfielde, the ad-lib comedy these eight yucksters have created weekly for the last three years at Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap in Hyde Park.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “yuckster” mean?

A comedian.

Is “yuckster” formal or informal?

yuckster is generally slang.